Qiqi vs. Kokomi: Who Reigns Supreme in Healing?
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The question of who heals better between Qiqi and Sangonomiya Kokomi is a frequent debate within the Genshin Impact community. Both are formidable healers, but their approaches to keeping your team alive differ significantly. So, who comes out on top?
In terms of raw healing output, Qiqi often takes the crown. Her kit is designed with healing as the primary focus, scaling primarily off of her ATK stat with notable multipliers. She can provide rapid, consistent healing both through her Elemental Skill and her Elemental Burst. However, the overall picture is more nuanced, making it crucial to understand the nuances of their healing capabilities before declaring a clear winner.
Kokomi, on the other hand, provides excellent consistent healing that comes in the form of AoE healing from her Elemental Skill, and on-field burst healing. While not as potent on a per-tick basis as Qiqi can be in specific situations, Kokomi has a variety of other utilities that make her a more appealing healer in a number of team compositions. Therefore, while Qiqi might have a higher theoretical healing ceiling, Kokomi is generally considered the superior pick for a variety of team comps.
Ultimately, choosing between them depends heavily on the specific needs of your team composition and playstyle. Let’s delve deeper into their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Qiqi: The Frozen Zombie Healer
Raw Healing Prowess
Qiqi’s healing is primarily derived from her Normal and Charged Attacks while her Elemental Skill is active and is also tied to her Elemental Burst. Her skill periodically heals the active character and applies a healing mark to enemies, further enhancing her healing capacity. Her Elemental Burst provides a potent burst of healing to the entire team.
Qiqi’s Strengths
- High Burst Healing: Qiqi’s elemental burst can swiftly restore a significant amount of health to the entire team.
- Consistent Healing: Her skill’s healing, combined with normal attack healing, ensures a steady stream of HP restoration.
- Passive Healing: Qiqi’s abilities heal passively which means you can switch to another character while the effects are in place.
- Early Game Viability: She can be very useful in the early to mid game due to her raw healing potential.
Qiqi’s Weaknesses
- Energy Recharge Issues: Qiqi’s high burst cost and lack of energy generation can make it difficult to consistently keep her burst up.
- Limited Utility: Beyond healing, Qiqi offers little to no utility, lacking in buffs, reactions, or additional supportive capabilities.
- ATK Scaling: Although her ATK scaling is beneficial for her raw healing numbers, it can make her artifact choices more limited if you are looking for any kind of DPS.
- Long Skill Cooldown: Her elemental skill comes with a hefty cooldown.
Kokomi: The Pearl of Wisdom
AoE Hydro Healer and Beyond
Kokomi’s healing comes primarily from her Elemental Skill (Kurage’s Oath) and Elemental Burst (Nereid’s Ascension). Her skill summons a jellyfish that heals active characters periodically in an AoE. During her burst state, Kokomi’s normal and charged attacks also heal the party.
Kokomi’s Strengths
- Consistent AoE Healing: Kokomi’s jellyfish provides consistent AoE healing to your whole team, mitigating damage spikes effectively.
- Hydro Application: Kokomi excels at applying Hydro, making her invaluable in teams that rely on elemental reactions, particularly with Dendro, Cryo and Electro characters.
- On-field DPS Potential: During her Burst, Kokomi can act as a competent on-field DPS, dealing damage while healing the team.
- Artifact Flexibility: She can effectively utilize artifacts like Ocean-Hued Clam, converting her healing into additional damage.
- Low Energy Issues: Kokomi has a low energy cost making her burst easy to maintain.
Kokomi’s Weaknesses
- Initial Healing: Her initial healing might not feel as strong as Qiqi’s burst healing in terms of individual numbers.
- Limited Direct Healing: Her normal attack healing is tied to her burst making her more reliant on it to provide passive healing.
- Lack of Critical Hit: Kokomi cannot crit which can limit damage output in some situations.
Direct Comparison and Verdict
While Qiqi can deliver higher burst healing numbers, Kokomi’s consistent AoE healing, superior Hydro application, and on-field DPS capabilities make her the better overall healer for many team compositions. If you just need pure healing numbers Qiqi is a good choice, but Kokomi’s greater flexibility in team compositions usually makes her the better option. Kokomi’s kit is better suited for the current meta where damage prevention and consistent reactions are very valuable.
Kokomi’s role as a versatile support unit, capable of healing, Hydro application, and dealing damage, makes her a more impactful addition to most teams.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Is Qiqi the best pure healer in Genshin?
Yes, Qiqi is often considered the best pure healer in the game in terms of raw healing output. She can provide incredible amounts of healing. Her healing scales off of ATK, which is very easy to build around.
2. Can Qiqi heal the entire team?
Yes, Qiqi can heal the entire team. Her Elemental Skill will provide healing to the active character, and her Normal Attacks will heal the entire party when her skill is active. Additionally, her Elemental Burst can heal the entire team significantly.
3. Does Qiqi heal off HP?
No, Qiqi’s healing scales off of her ATK stat, not her HP. Equipping her with weapons and artifacts that boost her ATK will improve her healing capabilities.
4. Is C0 Qiqi a good healer?
Yes, a C0 Qiqi is a very good healer. Her base kit is already focused on healing, making her effective even without constellations.
5. Is Qiqi the worst 5-star?
While she can provide great healing numbers, Qiqi is considered by many to be one of the worst 5-star characters due to her lack of utility beyond healing, and her energy issues. However, she is still valuable in early-mid game.
6. Is Kokomi just a healer?
No, Kokomi is not just a healer. She provides excellent Hydro application, acts as a decent on-field DPS during her burst, and has utility through consistent AoE healing which makes her valuable in a number of team comps.
7. How does Kokomi heal?
Kokomi heals primarily through her Elemental Skill which summons a jellyfish that provides AoE healing. Her Elemental Burst enables her to heal the team with her normal and charged attacks.
8. Is Kokomi a better healer than Bennett?
Kokomi and Bennett have very different healing playstyles. Bennett offers great buffs, but his healing is limited to a small area. Kokomi is a superior pure healer with her great aoe healing, making her more useful in certain team comps.
9. Is Kokomi or Barbara better?
For purely healing, Barbara is a good starting option and will be available from the beginning. Kokomi is generally considered a superior choice for more end game content due to her Hydro application and higher overall effectiveness. However, if you don’t have Kokomi, Barbara is a solid pick.
10. What weapon is best for Qiqi?
The Sacrificial Sword is a good option for Qiqi, as it can reset her skill cooldown, mitigating its long cooldown. High ATK weapons are also beneficial, as her healing scales off her ATK.
11. What is the best artifact set for Kokomi?
The Ocean-Hued Clam artifact set is typically considered the best for Kokomi, as it converts her healing into additional damage. This set is very good in a number of team comps.
12. Who is Kokomi good with?
Kokomi pairs well with a number of characters. She is great in Taser comps with Electro characters, Freeze comps with Cryo characters, and Bloom/Hyperbloom teams with Dendro characters due to her consistent Hydro application and strong AoE healing.
13. Can Qiqi revive dead teammates?
At max constellation (C6), Qiqi can revive fallen team members. At C6, she can revive team members once every 15 minutes.
14. Who heals more: Qiqi or Jean?
Qiqi generally heals more than Jean in terms of raw healing output. While Jean offers great utility such as crowd control, her raw healing does not stack up to Qiqi. However, both have good healing capabilities, especially with the right builds.
15. Who is the fastest healer in Genshin Impact?
Bennett is typically considered the fastest healer in the game due to his burst’s consistent and rapid healing in a small radius. Qiqi, however, has a great burst heal and provides consistent healing through both her skill and burst, making her a strong contender. Kokomi also has consistent healing capabilities through her jellyfish and is very potent, especially when her burst is active.